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AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs AMD Ryzen 7 3750H

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3550H

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics adapter with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1,200 MHz. Compared to the similar Ryzen 5 3500U, the 3550H offers a 20 Watt higher TDP and therefore a better performance under long periods of load. The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

Performance

The average 3550H in our database proves to be a solid mid-range CPU, its multi-thread benchmark scores hovering close to those of the Intel Core i7-10710U and the Core i5-8257U. Which is a little slow for an H-class processor, as of late 2021, but still more than enough for the vast majority of apps and games, provided one is fine with having to wait a little longer than usual for that 4K video encoding job to get completed.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and sufficiently high CPU power limits, the Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3550H that we know of. It can be more than 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 35 W. Laptop makers are free to reduce that value significantly with 12 W being the minimum AMD-recommended value. Clock speeds and performance would take a hit as a result; either way, that's a little too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is built with a 12 nm process for lower-than-average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3450U

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is a mobile SoC that was announced in Q2 2020 as a refresh. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.5 GHz (-200 MHz versus 3500U) with a Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz.

The Picasso SoC uses the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows for higher clocks at similar power consumption.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

Performance

The average 3450U in our database is in the same league as the Core i3-1115G4 and also the Ryzen 3 4300U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a better-than-expected result for an aging lower mid-range chip that is the 3450U, as of mid 2022.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

The Ryzen 5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are allowed to change to anything between 12 W and 35 W if required with clock speeds and performance changing correspondingly. These values are fairly high, making active cooling solutions something of a necessity.

The CPU is built with a somewhat old, as of late 2022, 12 nm process for lower-than-average energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 7 3750H

► remove from comparison AMD R7 3750H

The AMD Ryzen 7 3750H is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.3 - 4 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 10 graphics card with 10 CUs (640 Shaders) clocked at up to 1400 MHz. Compared to the similar Ryzen 7 3700U, the 3750H offers a 20 Watt higher TDP and therefore a better performance under long periods of load. The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements.

Performance

The average 3750H in our database is in the same league as the Core i7-10610U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a fairly good result, as of early 2022.

The ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU is among the fastest laptops built around the 3750H that we know of. It can be about 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 has a default TDP of 35 W (also known as the long-term power limit). Laptop manufacturers are free to change that value to anything between 12 W and 35 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly. These values are comparatively high, making an active cooling solution pretty much a necessity.

Last but not the least, this AMD APU is built with a rather old, as of late 2022, 12 nm process for lower-than-average energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 3550HAMD Ryzen 5 3450UAMD Ryzen 7 3750H
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Picasso-U (Zen+)Picasso (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U « 2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock2100 - 3700 MHz2100 - 3500 MHz2300 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 84 / 8
TDP35 Watt15 Watt35 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm12 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketFP5FP5FP5
FeaturesDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3550H
26.7 pt (37%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3450U
25.1 pt (35%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 3750H
27 pt (37%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 3646     avg: 3930     median: 3929.5 (4%)     max: 4213 Points
min: 2658     avg: 2927     median: 2926.5 (3%)     max: 3195 Points
3897 Points (4%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 850     avg: 886     median: 886 (38%)     max: 922 Points
min: 858     avg: 875     median: 875 (37%)     max: 892 Points
971 Points (41%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 331     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (40%)     max: 370 Points
min: 292     avg: 321.5     median: 321.5 (36%)     max: 351 Points
min: 340     avg: 363.8     median: 364.5 (41%)     max: 386 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1421     avg: 1596     median: 1621 (4%)     max: 1728 Points
min: 1089     avg: 1168     median: 1168 (3%)     max: 1247 Points
min: 1514     avg: 1691     median: 1713 (4%)     max: 1825 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 635     avg: 717     median: 742 (5%)     max: 769 Points
min: 530     avg: 567     median: 566.5 (4%)     max: 603 Points
min: 672     avg: 743     median: 734 (5%)     max: 805 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 77     avg: 137.9     median: 144 (43%)     max: 146 Points
min: 137     avg: 137.5     median: 137.5 (41%)     max: 138 Points
min: 135     avg: 143.9     median: 144 (43%)     max: 157 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
8.6 Points (11%)
9.2 Points (12%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
1.6 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4575     avg: 5413     median: 4592 (28%)     max: 7893 Points
min: 4527     avg: 4732     median: 4770 (29%)     max: 4898 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 19002     avg: 19535     median: 19520.5 (14%)     max: 20097 Points
min: 19290     avg: 20242     median: 20687 (15%)     max: 20750 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
209.2 s (2%)
197.1 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.7 s (2%)
7.4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2929 Points (5%)
2866 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 16683     avg: 17967     median: 17978 (10%)     max: 19409 MIPS
min: 15163     avg: 15782     median: 15878 (9%)     max: 16305 MIPS
min: 17077     avg: 18318     median: 18689 (11%)     max: 19187 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3472     avg: 3554     median: 3547.5 (42%)     max: 3652 MIPS
min: 3355     avg: 3375     median: 3359 (40%)     max: 3411 MIPS
min: 3511     avg: 3641     median: 3659 (44%)     max: 3752 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
44.3 fps (15%)
48.6 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
146.8 fps (34%)
139.4 fps (32%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.43 fps
min: 2.77     avg: 3.1     median: 3 (5%)     max: 3.43 fps
min: 4.14     avg: 4.3     median: 4.4 (8%)     max: 4.4 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.7 GB/s (12%)
0.7 GB/s (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
4.7 GB/s (12%)
5 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1297 Seconds (17%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 612     avg: 675     median: 659 (5%)     max: 759 Seconds
min: 834     avg: 919     median: 946 (7%)     max: 976 Seconds
min: 584     avg: 630     median: 633 (4%)     max: 672 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.732     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.752 sec
min: 0.76     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (17%)     max: 0.806 sec
min: 0.6902     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.723 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7123     avg: 7227     median: 7174 (15%)     max: 7385 Points
min: 7187     avg: 7715     median: 7431 (16%)     max: 8812 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
11.9 s (3%)
11 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.7 s (1%)
25.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
695 s (3%)
650 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
24607 Points (22%)
25143 Points (22%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6321     avg: 6969     median: 6803 (18%)     max: 7724 Points
min: 4968     avg: 5979     median: 6400 (17%)     max: 6568 Points
min: 6360     avg: 7609     median: 7878 (21%)     max: 8648 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 52657     avg: 54549     median: 54658 (44%)     max: 56221 Points
min: 39182     avg: 48304     median: 48251 (39%)     max: 57479 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 53643     avg: 54868     median: 55096 (45%)     max: 56566 Points
min: 44524     avg: 50874     median: 51438 (42%)     max: 56661 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 60469     avg: 61391     median: 61297 (52%)     max: 62057 Points
27926 Points (24%)
min: 55479     avg: 58242     median: 55515 (47%)     max: 63731 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2848     avg: 6157     median: 6734.5 (17%)     max: 8124 Points
min: 5106     avg: 5779     median: 5984 (15%)     max: 6248 Points
min: 5698     avg: 7447     median: 7716 (20%)     max: 8117 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10096     avg: 10671     median: 10554 (19%)     max: 11617 Points
min: 8985     avg: 9259     median: 9204 (16%)     max: 9587 Points
min: 10095     avg: 11205     median: 11316 (20%)     max: 11900 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2996     avg: 3268     median: 3363 (14%)     max: 3534 Points
min: 1887     avg: 2208     median: 2170 (9%)     max: 2567 Points
min: 2861     avg: 3318     median: 3344 (14%)     max: 3574 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 880     avg: 896     median: 899 (38%)     max: 907 Points
min: 698     avg: 819     median: 839 (35%)     max: 866 Points
874 Points (37%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3162     avg: 3316     median: 3281 (6%)     max: 3486 Points
min: 2565     avg: 2918     median: 2972 (5%)     max: 3123 Points
3537 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 806     avg: 886     median: 902 (4%)     max: 914 Points
853 Points (4%)
min: 853     avg: 895     median: 884 (4%)     max: 959 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3034     avg: 3238     median: 3250 (10%)     max: 3562 Points
2630 Points (8%)
min: 3007     avg: 3467     median: 3571.5 (11%)     max: 3718 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3623     avg: 3797     median: 3807 (38%)     max: 3938 Points
3486 Points (35%)
min: 3898     avg: 4104     median: 4166 (42%)     max: 4186 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11183     avg: 12118     median: 11926 (13%)     max: 13441 Points
10200 Points (11%)
min: 11396     avg: 12985     median: 13403.5 (15%)     max: 13738 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13474     avg: 14342     median: 14437 (26%)     max: 15114 Points
min: 14478     avg: 14749     median: 14748.5 (26%)     max: 15019 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3348     avg: 3420     median: 3353 (65%)     max: 3558 Points
min: 3717     avg: 3768     median: 3768 (74%)     max: 3819 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1042     avg: 1145     median: 1173 (1%)     max: 1229 ms
min: 1170     avg: 1185     median: 1185 (1%)     max: 1200 ms
min: 1132     avg: 1170     median: 1160 (1%)     max: 1228 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
117.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28324     avg: 28827     median: 28811.5 (26%)     max: 29361 Points
min: 29949     avg: 30479     median: 30626 (28%)     max: 30714 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
124.3 Points (36%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 151.3     avg: 161.1     median: 162 (34%)     max: 174 Points
min: 145     avg: 145.5     median: 145.5 (30%)     max: 146 Points
153 Points (32%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
832 Points (32%)
min: 707     avg: 722     median: 722 (28%)     max: 737 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.9     avg: 50.3     median: 50.3 (9%)     max: 60.6 Watt
37.3 Watt (6%)
min: 43.3     avg: 106.8     median: 95 (16%)     max: 182 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
35.2 Watt (6%)
36.2 Watt (7%)
min: 40.7     avg: 68.1     median: 66.4 (12%)     max: 97.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
11.2 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)
14.6 Points per Watt (11%)
min: 8.29     avg: 12     median: 11 (8%)     max: 16.7 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3550H → 100% n=24

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3450U → 86% n=24

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 3750H → 104% n=24

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